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Hour 1. Installing and Configuring MySQL

Welcome to the first hour of Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL, and Apache in 24 Hours. This is the first of three "installation" hours, in which you will learn how to set up your development environment. We'll tackle the MySQL installation first, because the PHP installation is much simpler when MySQL is already installed.

In this hour, you will learn

  • How to install MySQL

  • Basic security guidelines for running MySQL

  • How to work with the MySQL user privilege system



    		Part I: Getting Up and Running
    		Hour 1. Installing and Configuring MySQL
    		How to Get MySQL
    		Installing MySQL on Linux/Unix
    		Installing MySQL on Windows
    		Troubleshooting Your Installation
    		Basic Security Guidelines
    		Introducing the MySQL Privilege System
    		Working with User Privileges
    		Summary
    		Q&A
    		Workshop
    		Hour 2. Installing and Configuring Apache
    		Hour 3. Installing and Configuring PHP
    		Part II: Basic Language Elements
    		Part III: Getting Involved with the Code
    		Part IV: Simple Projects
    		Part V: Administration and Fine-Tuning